Sanitary seat cover



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M. (,2. SULLIVAN ET AL SANITARY SEAT COVER Filed Jan, 6, 192 s 2 Shts-Sheet 1 Lamas Sept. 28 1926.

M. cl SULLIVAN ET AL SANITARY SEAT covnn iled Jan. 6. 1926 2 Shets-Sheei 2 Patented Sept. 2, 3%.

erra erri MARY SULLIVAN AND JAMES F. SULLIVAN, 9F LQWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

AINITARY $EA'A; COVER.

Application filed Eanuary 8, 1926. Serial No. 79,627.

This invention relates to new and useful may be individually separated from, the

supply with a minimum amount of efiort and without danger of tearing the next adjacent cover.

A further object of our invention 'lies in the provision of such a seat cover which may be readily clamped in proper position on the seat.

With these and other objects in view which will more fully appear and the nature of the invention will be more clearly understood by following the description, the appendedclaims, and the several views illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one embodiment of our invention,

Figure 1 is a plan view showing a senes of connected seat covers,

Figure 2 is a similar view but showing the covers folded longitudinally,

Figure 8 is a similar view but showing the covers completely folded,

Figure 4 is a perspective viewshowing the connected folded covers in roll formation,

plication of a cover to a seat, and

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view showing the manner of clamping the cover tothe seat.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In reference to the accompanying drawings, we have illustrated a series A of individual seat covers 5 which are preferably formed from a single hlank of paper, although other materials may be used if desired. Each cover 5, which for convenience may be termed a sheet or a section, is centrally formed with an opening 6 designed to register with the opening 7 of the seat 8. The marginal edge of the cover surrounding the opening 6 is slitted as at 9, at suitable intervals, to insure proper fittin of the covering to the curved edge 10 o the seat Figure 5 is a plan view showing the apopen ng. Each section 5 is provided with a pair of side flaps 11-11, which extend transversely of the series and project outwardly therefrom. The sections ii are connected to one another by alined necks 12 I which extend longitudinally of and at one side of the longitudinal center of the series,

said necks being each of a width equal to approximately one-third of the width of the cover proper. One or more weakened lines 13 of perforations or thelike extend across each neck for facilitating the tearing of one section from the mass;

The blank, as thus formed, is then folded into a compact and narrow mam. The blank is first folded lon itudinall along the line wa2 which eaten s' centre, y of the-series,

thus positioning the alined necks 12 cen trally of the folded blank, as shown in Figure 2, and the side fiaps 11-11 of each section arranged in superposed relation. The

folded edge portions 1 1- of the sections '5 are folded over on the line 31-y which contains the adjacent edges 12* of the necks 12. The superposed side flaps 11 of the sections 5 are then folded over on the line 2-2 which contains the opposite edges 12" of the necks 12. Thus, the connected series of covers 5 have been folded longitudinally into a narrow strip having the same width as one of the necks 12. The strip, as thus folded, is then preferably formed into a roll '15 having a core 16. This roll may be readily hung on a wall or the like, and the seat cover sections 5 may be readily torn off in succession.

After a section 5 has been detached, the user by grasping the side'flaps 1l -11 readily positions the cover on the seat and folds the flaps around and under the side edges of the seat 8 without his hands contacting with the seat. These flaps are clamped hetween the seat 8 and the upper edge "of the bowl 17 and consequently the cover will he maintained in proper position, on the seat. In order to insure against accidental displacement, the seat 8 may he provided with a plurality of frictional contacts 18 of rubher or the like.

It is of course to he understood that the details of structure and arrangements of parts may he variously changed and modified withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of our invention.

What we claim is: 1. In a sanitary seat cover, a iongitudinal seriesof connected seat cover sections, the sections of the series being folded longitudinally to form a iolded stripof relatively narrow Width, the sections being connected by relatively narrow and alined necks arran ed on one side of the longitudinal axis of the series, the strip-being folded on lines extending longitudinally of the series and containing the opposite edges of the necks.

2. In a sanitary seat cover, a longitudinal series of connected seat cover sections, the sections of-theseries being folded longitudinally to form a folded strip of relatively narrow width, each section being formed with a centralopening and provided with side flap's respectively extending outwardly on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the strip, the sections being connected by relatively narrow and alined necks, the strip and the side flaps on one side thereof being 2 respectively folded on lines containing the opposite edges of the necks.

23. In a sanitary seat cover, a longitudinal series 0:5 seat cover sections connected by relatively narrow necks,'thc necks being arranged in longitudinal alincincnton one side of the longitudinal axis of the eriwg the series hcing folded on a line con taining the longitudinal axis of the series. the side portions of the sections thus folded being respectively folded onto one ahothoi' along lines containing the sido edges of the necks to form the series of covers into a strip of relatively narrow Width.

In testimony whereof they hereunto affix tlieir'sigmatnres.

MARY C. SULLIVAN. JAMES F. SULLIVAN. 

